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toggledbits

Got it. Next build likely for this weekend.

CatmanV2

Ahh well I rather assumed that someone smart (like you two) would look at my URL in HA bridge and immediately spot the fault

As ever, appreciated and working

C

therealdb

@CatmanV2 said in [HowTo] Using HABridge with Reactor:

Which I don't think needs URL encoding. (Well the URL encoder I checked didn't make any changes)

Nope, canonical IDs in HASS always require encoding. Ask me why I know this...
The request is failing otherwise. Trust me

toggledbits

@CatmanV2 said in [HowTo] Using HABridge with Reactor:

(PS Cinema was occupied as the cat had just walked in there... )

Actually, what's not there is equally telling. The HTTP request itself probably returned a (failed) result code, so however you made that request, that's the tool that will log that result. The possible HTTP results for that endpoint are:

200: The request succeeded, which it did not, because the action itself would have caused more log info that we don't see here;
400: The request failed because the action failed. This is not it either, because that is also logged on the Reactor side, and we don't see it here;
404: The entity was not found. This isn't logged in Reactor, it's just a fast return.

It's a 404, because you did not give it a canonical ID for the entity in the request URL. A canonical ID includes both the entity ID and it's parent controller's iD — different controllers can have an entity with the same ID, so you have to specify which controller's entity you are targeting. Canoncal IDs take the form controller-id>entity-id (note > between the two parts). The absence of this also explains why the URL encoder didn't make any changes, because that > must be escaped.

So for troubleshooting API calls, remember, if it doesn't work, look at the Reactor log for messages; if nothing is logged on the Reactor side, look at the logs/messages for the tool that made the request to Reactor.

Ref: API docs

CatmanV2

(PS Cinema was occupied as the cat had just walked in there... )

C

CatmanV2

Well, OK but I'm pretty sure there isn't (or I would have, or at least tried to diagnose it myself)

[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:15:08.186Z <httpapi:INFO> HTTPAPI(#1) API request from ::ffff:192.168.70.249: GET /api/v1/netstatus
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:15:08.193Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:15:41.714Z <Rule:INFO> Cinema Is Occupied (rule-m4ocf1di in Cinema Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed BinarySensor#hass>binary_sensor_cinema_presence_presence
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:15:53.631Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:15:53.635Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:15:53.638Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:15:53.643Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:03.261Z <httpapi:INFO> HTTPAPI(#1) API request from ::ffff:192.168.70.249: GET /api/v1/netstatus
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:03.264Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system



[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:40.341Z <httpapi:INFO> HTTPAPI(#1) API request from ::ffff:192.168.70.249: GET /api/v1/entity/switch.garage_lights/perform/power_switch.on
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.721Z <Rule:INFO> Cinema Is Occupied (rule-m4ocf1di in Cinema Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because timer-trigger Timer#rule-m4ocf1di
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.722Z <Rule:INFO> Cinema Is Occupied (rule-m4ocf1di in Cinema Environment) evaluated; rule state transition from SET to 'RESET'
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.729Z <Engine:INFO> Enqueueing "Cinema Is Occupied<RESET>" (rule-m4ocf1di:R)
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.742Z <Engine:NOTICE> Starting reaction Cinema Is Occupied<RESET> (rule-m4ocf1di:R)
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.743Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass perform power_switch.off on Switch#hass>switch_cinema_heater with {  }
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.744Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass service homeassistant.turn_off target data is {  } (empty), assuming default entity target
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.745Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass: sending payload for power_switch.off on Switch#hass>switch_cinema_heater action: { "type": "call_service", "service_data": {  }, "domain": "homeassistant", "service": "turn_off", "target": { "entity_id": "switch.cinema_heater" } }
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.754Z <HassController:INFO> HassController#hass action power_switch.off({  }) on Switch#hass>switch_cinema_heater succeeded
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.756Z <Engine:INFO> Resuming reaction Cinema Is Occupied<RESET> (rule-m4ocf1di:R) from step 1
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:41.757Z <Engine:INFO> Cinema Is Occupied<RESET> all actions completed.
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:53.631Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:53.637Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:53.640Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:16:53.644Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:17:08.399Z <httpapi:INFO> HTTPAPI(#1) API request from ::ffff:192.168.70.249: GET /api/v1/netstatus
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:17:08.403Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:17:53.632Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:18:03.470Z <httpapi:INFO> HTTPAPI(#1) API request from ::ffff:192.168.70.249: GET /api/v1/netstatus
[latest-25325]2026-01-05T14:18:03.476Z <Rule:INFO> Internet Check (rule-m6z41xhd in Office Environment) starting rule state evaluation; because entity-changed System#reactor_system>system

Apologies anyway

C

toggledbits

Sigh. People, let's make 2026 the year we stop posting one line from the logs. Almost everything we have in the logs requires context. Posting it up-front increases the chances that, if you haven't already figured it out yourself from what's there, someone else can without further back-and-forth in the thread.

Odds are, there's a bunch of interesting stuff following the line you posted, @CatmanV2 that tells how the system is responding to the HTTP request. Let's have a look at it!

CatmanV2

@therealdb OK so I'm doing something wrong

Testing on my Garage lights which I believe has canonical ID
switch.garage_lights

Which I don't think needs URL encoding. (Well the URL encoder I checked didn't make any changes)

So I have this in my HA Bridge:

http://192.168.70.249:8111/api/v1/entity/switch.garage_lights/perform/power_switch.on

On testing HA bridge suggests all is well, but nada happens to the the switch

Reactor logs the request

[latest-25325]2026-01-05T10:48:19.404Z <httpapi:INFO> HTTPAPI(#1) API request from ::ffff:192.168.70.249: GET /api/v1/entity/switch.garage_lights/perform/power_switch.on

I've set the type as HTTP in HA Bridge (and tried as Vera)

Please forgive my idiocy...

C

CatmanV2

OK that's gonna be helpful I think!

Thanks!

C

toggledbits

Yeah, I think the underlying package has some kind of half-check somewhere, like if (payload) { ... } to see if a payload is being sent, and that would fail for boolean false and other falsy values, but it doesn't matter, I don't assume the proper conversion below me, and I missed it on the exception case in that action, so there's good permanent fix (for the code... my brain, maybe not so much).

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